Gaming

Caesars might sell a Las Vegas Strip resort next year, CEO says

An exterior view of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

Caesars Entertainment still plans to sell one of its eight Las Vegas Strip resorts but will wait for the market to further rebound from the coronavirus pandemic before it does, the company’s chief executive officer said. Caesars officials have said since the company’s merger with Eldorado Resorts that they plan to sell a Strip asset. “We remain convinced that ...

Cosmopolitan joins Wynn Resorts properties in moving to 100% capacity

The Cosmopolitan appears to keep an eye on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday, March 22, 2020. .

The Cosmopolitan is the latest Strip resort to have its gaming floor capacity increased to 100% after nearly a year of coronavirus restrictions. Capacity is capped ...

Slots player hits $1.2 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

A player hit a $1.2 million jackpot early today on a Buffalo Grand slot machine at The D in downtown Las Vegas. The casino, which announced the ...

MGM Resorts sees increase in Strip hotel occupancy rates

An exterior view of the MGM Grand hotel-casino Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Hotel occupancy at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip is on the rise. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday, MGM officials noted a steady increase in ...

Player hits $10.5 million Megabucks jackpot at South Point

In this 2009 file photo, a person plays a Megabucks slot machine at the South Point in Las Vegas.

A guest at the South Point won a $10.5 million jackpot today, according to a news release from the casino. The gambler, a visitor from New Mexico, was playing ...

CityCenter selling 2-acre parcel on Strip for $80 million

An exterior view of CityCenter and Aria on the Las Vegas Strip March 1, 2016.

CityCenter is selling a 2-acre plot of undeveloped land at its Las Vegas Strip campus to another company to build a retail complex with speciality stores and restaurants. CityCenter, a venture between ...

Las Vegas-area casinos can go to 80% capacity starting May 1

A gambler shoots dice at a craps table on the Mohegan Sun casino floor during the grand opening of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Casinos in Clark County will be allowed to move to an 80% capacity limit beginning next month, according to Nevada regulators.

Local hits Wheel of Fortune jackpot for nearly $240K at Palace Station

Delores Raymond collected just under $240,000 after hitting a progressive jackpot while playing a Wheel of Fortune game at Palace Station.

A Southern Nevada woman won more $200,000 on a slot machine Thursday at Palace Station.

Mesquite casino exec: Better days on horizon, but ‘we’re not in charge of the timing’

One of the entrances to the Eureka casino in Mesquite.

Andre Carrier of Eureka Casinos is optimistic by nature. Still, he doesn’t think it’s a stretch to project a strong rebound for the Southern Nevada gaming industry as it emerges from …

New Gaming Control Board appointee ready to listen, work

Brittnie Watkins

Las Vegas attorney Brittnie Watkins has been named to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced today. Watkins, whose term will begin May 3, will replace ...

CBS Sports taking over TV coverage of World Series of Poker

Hossein Ensan of Germany holds up his championship bracelet after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event  at the Rio Wednesday, July 17, 2019.

CBS Sports today announced a deal to televise the World Series of Poker Main Event starting this year. CBS Sports Network reached a multiyear agreement with ...

Wynn Resorts: Employees must get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing

A view of the Encore and Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, Dec. 26, 2017.

Wynn Resorts employees are being asked to show proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine by April 25. If employees do not get vaccinated, they must produce weekly ...

Virus knocks 80% off Atlantic City casino profits in 2020

A dealer conducts a game of roulette at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City N.J. on July 2, 2020, the first day the casino was allowed to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak sent profits plunging at Atlantic City's casinos by more than 80% last year, according to figures released Friday by New Jersey gambling regulators. But despite those dismal numbers, seven of the nine casinos still managed to ...

Gaming regulators: Nevada casinos must get workforce vaccinated to merit capacity increases

People play craps after the reopening of the Bellagio Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas.

The new guidelines are necessary under their mandate by state law to “protect the public health, safety, morals, good order, and general welfare of the inhabitants” of Nevada.

World Series of Poker sets dates for in-person play in Las Vegas

Play continues during Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

The World Series of Poker plans to return to live, in-person play for a nearly eight-week tournament in Las Vegas later this year, parent company ...